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Blue_true

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14. Vanguard is really good. I wish the Founder was still alive, but he seems to have

Reply to ooky (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 01:16 PM

Mar 2020

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Serious question:What should I do with my IRAs? I got out of the stock market entirely last summer, [View all] BamaRefugee Mar 2020 OP

risk adverse... money market. lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

Don't go tax-free dawg day Mar 2020 #3

ahh right.. I don't have an IRA... so you are probably right. lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #4

It's not that they can't be, it's that there is no point.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #13

Last year I put half my IRA into bonds dawg day Mar 2020 #2

You got an answer let me know exboyfil Mar 2020 #5

FDIC-insured CD's? (Certificates of Deposit). I have an IRA with some of those. progree Mar 2020 #6

Safest right now is savings accounts/CD's with FDIC /NCUA insurance protecting your money wishstar Mar 2020 #7

Yep, that happened to me, the bank made good but advised me to put discretionary funds into CDs, not BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #8

My Vanguard stable asset fund is still holding up. ooky Mar 2020 #9

Vanguard is really good. I wish the Founder was still alive, but he seems to have Blue_true Mar 2020 #14

Look Into Guaranteed Income Annuities ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #10

Call Shifty's of El Segundo...he'll fix you up with a great "investment" plan Bengus81 Mar 2020 #11

What company do you have the IRAs with. Blue_true Mar 2020 #12

My only available plan is just to keep working as long as I can and put off the time when I will BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #17

I hope that by the time you get to the point where your funds are exhausted, Blue_true Mar 2020 #34

The new rules for IRA's... llmart Mar 2020 #25

Critical questions RichardRay Mar 2020 #15

well it says in my post I'm 68 and plan to keep working as long as I can BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #16

I believe that mutual fund companies are generally safe ... HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2020 #18

And they have insurance from FINRA MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #19

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) does NOT underwrite Mutual Fund companies.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #20

Correct MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #21

No worries..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #23

First, keep in mind that your IRA's are simply accounts, just like a checking account is an ACCOUNT A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #22

Thank you, GREAT answers. BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #24

My pleasure. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #32

To Bama. [Good answers Heretic]. I use Vanguard and American Century for my empedocles Mar 2020 #28

I can't give advice anymore gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #26

Mine has been in CDs for years CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #27

It depends on what you can do within your IRA. tandem5 Mar 2020 #29

Are you a broker? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #33

I apologize for using incorrect nomenclature... tandem5 Mar 2020 #35

I'm sorry my tone was so brusque A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #36

I understand -- We're all under a lot of stress. Thanks and take care. tandem5 Mar 2020 #37

I read recently that T-bills are a better choice now than money markets. nilram Mar 2020 #30

I should have ditched my IRA'S stock position. Just got lazy DFW Mar 2020 #31